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hron Ui the firat ni -'ht out chrs 
that the captain decided to run on the engine «. 
in aboxAt *'5 hours. It was an nnsvoxitfiJ. ti-ir- 
and the sun was hot* 
time tacKing -'rates, 
lot of time and running about to get 
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town to 'Tampa about Ir') '-toy, so they' s 
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Saturday morning. TTiC^ Friday ir-uiripi 
cable to a cowlinc iTlap and thf; pi.l 
Mechanics were i'lowi down frc;:i r':,ia;.ii 
ported there would be no difficultT/ with the engine and rise 
came in v’itr. a ivoicen 
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stated zhere were no spare cabins to dc the repair work. The 
'.y. Saturday* About 
•and the crew shovtad up for take off* I 
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three of U 3 were routed out of bed at 4 A 
the other passengers 
arrived in Kewark a 
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us were disappointed that tii era war no time for 
collect inr in the Cayitan Islands* However » our tanks were Dt.®t 
about all' filled sc the trip was quite successful. For me it was 
a successful and satisfying trip* ^ 1 saw &nd did saaiiy things 
which 1 had never seen or dene befoi*a ruid had nob exi>®cted to 
partj.cipate in* I am not quite sure of ihe collecb.1 ona as most 
of the rish are urjidciiliar to mo* The one species of sting ray 
that we collected is valuable in that there were embryonic stages 
present that have not been described to date. There Hiay be acme 
interesting material asK^ng the fishes collected ia tlis taangreve 
swampe^ but I can deteraine tiiis ciily after 1 examiiis them and 
check the literature. 
